Posted on December 12, 2013
The degree LLD (honoris causa) is awarded to Justice van der Westhuizen for his significant contribution to the South African human rights practice and discourse, as academic, constitutional expert and as Judge of the South African Constitutional Court.
The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, Professor Cheryl de la Rey, hosted a dinner in honour of Justice van der Westhuizen on 9 December at Kya Rosa, University of Pretoria.
Fltr: Prof Frans Viljoen (Director of the Centre for Human Rights), Prof Niek Grové (Registrar), Justice Johann van der Westhuizen, Prof Cheryl de la Rey (Vice-Chancellor and Principal), Prof Radha Persaud (Brother-in-law of Justice van der Westhuizen),
Prof Christof Heyns (Co-director of the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa and United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions), Mr Norman Taku (Assistant Director of the Centre for Human Rights), Prof André Boraine (Dean) and Prof Anel van Aswegen (Senior Manager in the Office of the Principal).
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